Luxembourg - Armed forces

In 1967, Luxembourg abolished conscription and created a volunteer
military force that is part of NATO. Responsibility for defense matters
is vested in the Ministry of Public Force, which also controls the
police and gendarmerie.

In 2002 the armed forces of Luxembourg consisted of the army numbering
900 and a gendarmerie of 612. NATO maintains 19 early warning aircraft
with Luxembourg registration. Luxembourg maintains 23 personnel in the
UN peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. More than 5,000 American soldiers,
including Gen. George S. Patton, are buried at the American Military
Cemetery near the capital. Budgeted defense expenditures in
2001–02 were $147.8 million or 0.8% of GDP.